MKM -v- London Borough of Ealing (anonymity order)

County CourtAnonymity Order

Claim number: N40CL077

In the County Court at Central London

27 March 2026

Before:

His Honour Judge Ashby

Between:

MKM

-v-

London Borough of Ealing

Order

Before His Honour Judge Ashby sitting at the County Court at Central London, Thomas More Building, Royal Courts Of Justice, Strand, London, WC2A 2LL on 27 March 2026 on the papers.

UPON
1) Considering the Appellant’s Notice of Appeal and accompanying documents
2) Consideration of the rights, of the Appellant and others, under the European Convention on Human Rights (‘ECHR’), in particular the Appellant’s right to respect for her private and family life under Article 8, and the right to freedom of expression under Article 10
3) It appearing that non-disclosure of the identity of the Appellant is necessary to secure the proper administration of justice and in order to protect the interests of the Appellant and that there is no sufficient countervailing public interest in disclosure.

AND PURSUANT to section 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998; section 11 of the Contempt of Court Act 1981; and CPR rules 5.4C, 5.4D, 39.2(4)

WHERAS for the purpose of this order:
1) ‘Publication’ includes any speech, writing, broadcast, or other communication in whatever form (including internet and social media), which is addressed to the public at large or any section of the public.
2) Publication for the purpose of this Order includes any further publication (as defined in subparagraph (i) above) from the date of this Order, even if such information has derived from a previous stage or stages of these proceedings

IT IS ORDERED THAT

Anonymity

  1. The identity of the Appellant as a party to these proceedings is confidential and shall not be published.
  2. Pursuant to CPR Rule 39.2(4), there shall not be disclosed in any report of these proceedings or other publication the name or address of the Appellant or her children, or any details (including other names, addresses, or a specific combination of facts) that could lead to the identification of the Appellant as a party to these proceedings. The Appellant shall be referred to as set out in paragraph 3 of this Order.
  3. In any judgment or report of these proceedings, or other publication (by whatever medium) in relation thereto:
    a) The Appellant shall be referred to as “MKM”, and her children shall be referred to as “AK” and “BK”.
    b) Any other details which, on their own or together with other information publicly available, may lead to the identification of the Appellant or her children shall be redacted before publication.
  4. Pursuant to CPR Rules 5.4C and 5.4D
    a) A person who is not a party to the proceedings may not obtain a copy of a statement of case, judgment or order from the Court records unless the statement of case, judgment or order has been anonymised in accordance with subparagraph 3(a) to (b) above.
    b) If a person who is not a party to the proceedings applies (pursuant to CPR r.5.4C(1B) or (2)) for permission to inspect or obtain a copy of any other document or communication, such application shall be on at least 7 days’ notice to each party’s solicitors, trustee or deputy.
  5. The Appellant’s solicitor shall file with the Court an electronic (PDF) bundle of the statements of case that has been anonymised in accordance with paragraph 3 above by 22 May 2026 and re-filed in the event that any statement of case is amended, within 21 days of such amendment being approved.
  6. The Court file shall be clearly marked with the words “An anonymity order was made in this case on 27 March 2026 and any application by a non-party to inspect or obtain a copy document from this file must be dealt with in accordance with the terms of that Order.”
  7. Any interested party, whether or not a party to the proceedings, may apply to the Court to vary or discharge this Order, provided that any such application is made on 7 days’ notice to each party’s solicitors, trustee or deputy.
  8. A copy of this order is to be published on the website of the judiciary of England and Wales pursuant to CPR 39.2(5). For that purpose a court officer is to send it to judicialwebupdates@judiciary.uk
  9. Costs in the appeal.

Dated 27 March 2026